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Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Travel back in time with Ed Markey to 1993
Posted by admin on May 9th, 2013
Play of the Day: Obama the Travel Planner
Posted by admin on April 18th, 2013
Jimmy Kimmel’s monologue usually touches on celebrity culture more than political and government news, but the two converged recently when rapper — and friend of President Barack Obama — Jay-Z and his wife Beyonce planned their anniversary trip to Cuba. Being that there’s a travel restriction on the Caribbean state, Jay-Z implied in a song [...]
Budget cuts ripple beyond defense to travel, tech sectors
Posted by admin on April 5th, 2013
By Karen Jacobs (Reuters) – The rustic, 316-room Cheyenne Mountain Resort hotel in Colorado Springs is usually booked solid this time of year, just days before a major national space conference rolls into town. But business is off by about a third this season as NASA has withdrawn from the conference, one of many government [...]
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Tags: beyond, Budget, cuts, defense, ripple, sectors, tech, Travel 
No Comments »Foreign Governments Sponsor Travel for Staffers
Posted by admin on February 18th, 2013
According to a Washington Post examination, “more and more foreign governments are sponsoring all-expenses-paid trips to countries for lawmakers and their staffs, though an overhaul of ethics rules adopted by Congress five years ago banned them from going on most other types of free trips.” Tweet This Post
US warns Americans of travel dangers in Algeria
Posted by admin on January 20th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department is warning American citizens about the risks of travel to Algeria and is authorizing the families of State Department staff to leave the country if they choose. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post
State Dept. issues Mali travel warning
Posted by admin on January 19th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department is telling dependents of its employees working in the U.S. Embassy in Bamako, Mali, to leave. Tweet This Post
Cuban dissidents cleared for travel under new law
Posted by admin on January 15th, 2013
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba's new, freer travel policy took effect on Monday and for some notable Cuban dissidents it turned out to offer greater freedom than they had expected. Well-known government opponents Yoani Sanchez and Guillermo Farinas were told they would be granted passports and allowed to come and go after years of being denied [...]
Haitian officials say U.S. travel advisory unwarranted
Posted by admin on January 8th, 2013
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – A recent advisory by the Obama administration warning that Americans were victims of murder and kidnappings in Haiti could unfairly hurt efforts to get the earthquake-crippled nation back on its feet, Haiti’s government officials said on Monday. “Haiti is one of the safest destinations, not only in the Caribbean, but in all [...]
Japan’s finance minister Aso to travel to Myanmar, meet president Thein Sein
Posted by admin on December 30th, 2012
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan's deputy prime minister, Taro Aso, travels to Myanmar this week for talks with President Thein Sein to boost relations with the rapidly transforming country and support Japanese business interests in the region. Aso, who doubles as finance minister, meets Thein Sein and his opposite number Win Shein in the capital Naypyitaw [...]
State Dept. warns Americans about Haiti travel
Posted by admin on December 30th, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has issued a revised Haiti travel advisory, warning Americans planning to travel to the Caribbean island nation about robbery, lawlessness, infectious disease and poor medical facilities. Tweet This Post
